Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-22

was speedily killed urdcr me, but luckily /,
had fresh one. my own faxorltc, a coal black
mare Nyleptha bad given me being held in
reserve behind, and on this I afterward
mounted. Meanwhile had to get along ns
lbest could, for was pretty well lost sight
OF BY my men In the mad confusion Of tho
moment. My voice, OF course, could not be
heard In the midst Of the changing Of stsel
and the shrlelKs of rage and agony. Pres
sently found myself mixed up with tho rem
nants Of The square, which had formed round
It's leader, Good. and was fighting desper-
ately for existence stumbled against some
body, and glancing down, caught sight OF
Goods cyeglass. lie had been beaten to his
Knee Over him was q great fellow, swing
ing heavy sword. Somehow managed 10
run the man through with the SINE | had
taken from the Nasal whose hand / had cut
oil; but did 30 be dealt me frightful
: blow IN the left side and breast with the
sword, and though my chain shirt saved my
tllfo, I felt that was badly hurt For min
ute fell on TO my hands and knees among
tho dead and dying, and turned sick and
faint Whom 1 came TO again l saw that
Nasta's spearmets, or rather those of them
that remained, were retreating back across
smiling beaminsly.
"Near go that" he shouted, "but oils well
that ends weiln
Iassented, but could not help feeling that
1t had not ended we'll for rae. was sorely
hurt.
just then we saw the smaller bodies of cav
! plry stationed on our extreme right and left,
and which were now reinforced by the 5000
sabers which we had held in reserve. fash
out like arrows from their posts and fall
upon the disordered TANKS Of Sorais' forces,
and that charge decided the issue Of the battle.
In another minute or two the enemy was in
1slow and sullen retreat across the little stream,
where they once more reformed. Then came
another lull, during which managed to get
my second horse and received my orders to
advance from Sir Henry, and then, with one
fierce, deep throated roar, with waving OF
banners and wide flashing Of steel, the re-
amains OF our army took tho offensive and
began to sweep down, slowly indeed, but ir
resistiblyDirom the positions they had SO gal
lnntly held oil day.
At last 1t was cur turn to attack.
On we moved-.oyer the piled up masses Of
slead and dying, Ssd were approaching the
stream when suddeisg l perceived an ex-
traordinary sight. Galloping wildly toward
us, his arms tightly clasped around his
horses neck, against which his blanched
cheek was tightly pressed, was a man
arrayed in the full costume OF Zu-Vend
general, but in whom, as he came nearer,
recognized none other than our lost Ill
phonse. 1t was impossible even then to flis
take those curling black mustace,s. In O
minute he was tearing through our ranks
and narrowly escaped being cut down, till al
\. last somebody caught his horses bride, and
u ne was brought to me just as momentary
bait occurred IL our advances to allow what
lcmained Of our shattered squares to form
Into line.
AAh, monsieur" he gasped out in a voice
that vas nearly inarticulate with fright
tegrace to the sky, 1t is you'll Ah what I have
enduredl But you win, monsieur-you win
they fly, the laches But listen, monsieur
forget, it is no good; the queen is to bt
murdered tomorrow at the first light in the
p2lace of Milosis; her guards will leave theil
pSsts and the priests arc going to kill her
All yesl they little thought it, but was EN-
oc7nced beneath banner, anu heard it all.